English 11 Honors - Q1 Vocab

Abasement

The act of being humiliated or degraded

Tedium

the level of dullness; monotony; boredom

Plumage

feathers of a bird

Obdurate

stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action

respite

a period of relief, rest or temporary delay

poignant

painfully affecting the feelings

renown

The condition of being known or talked about by many people

credulous

having or showing too great readiness to believe things (gullible)

Enigma

A person or thing that's mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand

Cower

To crouch down in fear

Nullify

Make of no use; cancel out

Myriad

A countless or large number of something

Haughtiness

the appearance of being arrogant, superior and disdainful.

Rescind

Revoke, cancel

Acquiesce

accept something reluctantly but without protest.

Obliterate

Destroy, wipe out

Posterity

All future generations of people

Hone

Refine or perfect something over a period of time

Rife

Of common occurrence, widespread (especially something undesirable)

Defunct

No longer existing or functioning